Half Moon Bay marks 2 years since mass shooting at mushroom farms NBC Bay Area [Video]

Half Moon Bay on Thursday will honor the seven farmworkers killed two years ago in a mass shooting and continue to push for a memorial as well as livable housing for all farmworkers.

The shooting at two mushroom farms exposed the deplorable conditions many farmworkers live in. Ayudando a Latinos a Sonar, or ALAS, an advocacy group for the farmworker community, says there’s progress toward livable housng at one site. But now, some of the people who were in favor two years ago are pushing back against a second site for senior farmworkers.

“Now we’re seeing pushback from the community,” said Belinda Hernandez Arriaga of ALAS. “They’re saying, ‘We don’t want them in our downtown space — we want housing for farmworkers, but not here.’ And the sentiment that the community is elevated and having more power, which is what they deserve. They work so hard. … everyone deserves housing, …